Athlon X4 860K vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
24.34
+1037%
Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.14

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Athlon X4 860K by a whopping 1037% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2231922
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation31.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency22.162.15
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Athlon X4 860K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256K
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Die size2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors0 Million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Athlon X4 860K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Athlon X4 860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Ryzen 9 5900X 24.34
+1037%
Athlon X4 860K 2.14

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 9 5900X 39052
+1039%
Athlon X4 860K 3429

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 9 5900X 2205
+378%
Athlon X4 860K 461

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 9 5900X 11908
+942%
Athlon X4 860K 1143

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.34 2.14
Recency 5 November 2020 12 August 2014
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900X has a 1037.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 860K, on the other hand, has 10.5% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X4 860K in performance tests.

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